This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock KCAP vs. VRTS, PSEC, CSWC, OCSL, FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, and SCMShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Prospect Capital Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRTS or KCAP? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VRTS or KCAP a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 148.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor VRTS or KCAP? In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 6 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners Positive Portman Ridge Finance Neutral Do analysts prefer VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus price target of $188.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.19%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portman Ridge Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.51$121.75M$20.549.67Portman Ridge Finance$27.09M17.23-$9.57M$0.2746.30 Which has more risk & volatility, VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VRTS or KCAP more profitable? Virtus Investment Partners has a net margin of 13.42% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -35.34%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27% Portman Ridge Finance -35.34%5.81%3.52% SummaryVirtus Investment Partners beats Portman Ridge Finance on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KCAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KCAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KCAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$466.75M$5.34M$12.42B$9.84BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.54%4.07%P/E Ratio46.30N/A19.6925.74Price / Sales17.237.8525.79115.83Price / Cash37.57N/A21.7659.48Price / Book2.96N/A2.296.15Net Income-$9.57M-$350K$1.00B$265.06M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$12.50+0.6%N/A-33.7%$466.75M$27.09M46.3013VRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.0985 of 5 stars$191.82+0.1%$188.25-1.9%-0.6%$1.33B$884.72M11.35770Positive NewsDividend IncreasePSECProspect Capital0.9267 of 5 stars$2.90-0.3%$3.00+3.4%-41.1%$1.30B$861.66M-3.372,019Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCSWCCapital Southwest2.3299 of 5 stars$22.62+0.7%$24.00+6.1%-5.0%$1.21B$204.44M15.2820OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0546 of 5 stars$13.28-1.7%$15.00+13.0%-17.5%$1.19B$381.67M102.15N/AHigh Trading VolumeFDUSFidus Investment1.5465 of 5 stars$20.65+0.3%$21.00+1.7%+9.7%$715.12M$146.15M8.82N/ANews CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGLADGladstone Capital1.2148 of 5 stars$26.72-0.7%$23.00-13.9%+20.1%$600.90M$96.62M7.8870TCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL0.5413 of 5 stars$7.17+2.0%$7.00-2.4%-18.6%$597.82M$259.44M-12.3621,100Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment1.1028 of 5 stars$13.86-0.2%$13.50-2.6%+12.0%$511.67M$93.66M7.7970News CoverageEarnings ReportPNNTPennantPark Investment1.7961 of 5 stars$7.23+0.8%$5.88-18.7%+4.4%$471.76M$56.93M27.79N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSCMStellus Capital Investment0.8963 of 5 stars$14.02+0.4%$13.00-7.3%+5.0%$396.97M$104.74M9.74599Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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